Bob Stewart: Then and Now

BOB STEWART:
THEN AND NOW

LINER NOTES CREDITS	Bob Stewart: Tuba Dave Burrell: Piano (on 4) John Clark: French horn (on 1, 3, 5) Stanton Davis: Trumpet (on 1, 3, 5) Fred Griffen: French horn (on 2) Jerome Harris: Guitar (on 7 & 10) Graham Haynes: Cornet, Trumpet (on 7 & 10) Taj Mahal: Guitar, Vocals (on 2, 6) Aaron Scott: Drums (on 4) Marshall Sealy: French horn (on 2) Steve Turre: Trombone (on 1, 3, 5) Carlos Ward: Alto saxophone (on 7 & 10) Buddy Williams: Drums (on 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10) James Zollar: Trumpet (on 1, 3, 5)	1.	Hambone
		2.	Big Kneed Gal
		3.	King Porter Stomp
		4.	You Don't Know What Love Is
		5.	Rambler
		6.	Fishin' Blues
		7.	Nette
		8.	Tunk
		9.	Law Years
		10.	Nubian Stomp

With Then and Now, his debut Postcards CD, Bob Stewart brings the tuba back to the modern ensemble, redefining both the repertoire and the techniques needed to accomplish this. Through the use of various ensembles (with Taj Mahal, with pianist Dave Burrell, with a brass ensemble, and with a jazz quintet), Stewart traces the migration and evolution of the music we know today as jazz from the west coast of Africa, through the Caribbean, into New Orleans, up the Mississippi to Chicago, and east to New York and today. In bridging the gap from then to now, Stewart stakes the tuba's claim to its rightful place in the music's of the past, present and future.

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